The Dugout - September 30
An era ended this week. Derek Jeter retired. He’s been wearing the number 2 and kitting up for the Yankees for as long as many people can remember but this week we saw his final bow. And it was a fitting one.
The Wildcard’s Guide to the NFL - Week 4
Regular readers of this column will probably have realised that my affinity for the New York Giants stretches about as far as a frozen rubber band. In that it doesn’t.
The Dugout - September 23
The Seattle Seahawks are still the best team in the NFL. Just in case anyone doubted it. They got a massive challenge from Denver though.
The Wildcard’s Guide to the NFL - Week 3
It all starts with a nice Friday afternoon gimme. The Falcons are a trustworthy home team and they should win this with relative ease. Tampa Bay were a pre-season tease but it turns out that
The Dugout - September 17
Andrew Luck finally lost back to back games. It hadn’t happened since his college days and it didn’t look like happening against the Eagles with a decent lead for most of the game.
Where Are We At With International Hoops?
It's hard to tell whether the recent FIBA World Cup showcased how awesome international basketball is or if it showed how far it all still has to go.
The Wildcard’s Guide to the NFL - Week 2
9-7 for the first week. Not too bad. Better than the Cowboys usually manage, but probably not enough to sneak into the playoffs. Ask poor Arizona how that feels.
The Dugout - September 10
The Seahawks look every bit as flash as they did last season. The Broncos showed us that they haven’t taken any steps backward either, while Peyton Manning showed Andrew Luck the level that he needs to get to. There were shock losses for the Patriots and the Bears...
An Alley Oop To International Hoops #5
Hello, meet Jonas Valanciunas. He's good at this basketball thing.
An Alley Oop To International Hoops #4
It hurts my ears to hear mainly Americans talk down upon New Zealand and the Tall Blacks.
The Wildcard’s Guide to the NFL - Week 1
Ahh…
Sighs of relief all around. We made it, folks. The NFL is back.
The Dugout - September 4
People. The time has come. No longer must we stretch for non-work/study related things to do on Monday mornings. The ultimate procrastinator’s tool has returned to us unspoiled from the other side of a brutal, Manning-less winter.
An Alley Oop To International Hoops #3
Yessir, the Tall Blacks grabbed their first win of the FIBA World Cup and we're still in with a sniff!
An Alley Oop To International Hoops #2
The Tall Blacks vs Team USA. New Zealand vs America. Aotearoa vs *insert American Indian name for America here*.
2014 NFL Preseason QB Rankings - Part 2
Picking up where I left off. Here are the top 18 in a purely subjective, completely unfair and entirely biased representation of my own anger and resentment. Man, I love this job.
An Alley Oop To International Hoops
The Niche Cache heads down court, cross over, fend to the chest of some muppet defender and lobs a one handed alley oop to ... wait, who's that? Ooooh that's the homie Mr International Hoops who does what he does and goes between the legs, round the back to dunk it in. Whats up. Whats up.
The Story Of Obi-Kobe
With the NBA season drawing closer (peep the FIBA World Cup though) and much of the attention being zoned in on the Cleveland Cavaliers, I thought I'd sell you the story of Kobe Bryant ... the 2014/15 Kobe Bryant.
2014 NFL Preseason QB Rankings - Part 1
It’s the second annual Wildcard Pre-Season QB Rankings! Since last year we’ve seen a whole lot change, with Russell Wilson and Andy Luck showing their worth, while guys like Matt Schaub definitely regressed. One thing is still the same however… there’s still no room for Tim Tebow.
The Dugout - August 21
Haha, Johnny Football’s at it again, flipping the bird at some outspoken Redskins’ crew in a preseason game.
The Dugout - July 24
Maybe it’s because he’s a Detroit lad at a Chicago Cubs game. Maybe his new record isn’t selling like he’d hoped (it should be – it’s awesome). Maybe the general malaise of the Cubs organisation is just that contagious.